Suspect in custody after IB shooting

A man was arrested early Monday morning in connection with the shooting of his 41-year-old girlfriend, which left her in critical condition and on life support.

The victim was shot in the face about 10:20 p.m. Sunday at her second-story apartment on Holly Avenue near 15th Street, sheriff’s homicide Lt. Dennis Brugos said.

Samuel Brians, 32, was arrested at a home on Evergreen Avenue about two miles away just before 6 a.m., Brugos said. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Imperial Beach sheriff’s station where he will be questioned and booked on attempted murder charges, Brugos said.

The lieutenant said he did not know what precipitated the shooting.

Detectives are still trying to determine how Brians made it to the other location. No vehicle was found and the weapon had not been recovered, Brugos said.

The woman’s identity has not been released. Detectives originally said the woman was 21.